For patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), more is not better when it comes to antibiotic therapy. In fact, it is likely worse, a study has shown. Using data from a 43-hospital ...

Test data Chest X-ray images showing examples of normal lung (left), bacterial pneumonia (centre), and viral pneumonia (right). (Courtesy: Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 10.1088/2632-2153/acc30f) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two thirds of hospitalized pneumonia patients receive longer durations of antibiotic therapy than necessary, ...

Pneumonia is an acute lung infection in which the alveolar sacs become inflamed, filling with fluid or pus. These lung secretions cause deep coughing, labored breathing, and often limit proper ...

Pneumonia can spread from person to person, meaning in some cases, pneumonia can be contagious. Factors that determine this include the type of pneumonia, the length of infection, and the treatment. A ...